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Month: October 2019

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A decade of budgetary whoppers

October 31, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Is Tito trying to break the tradition of ministerial delusion? From Moneyweb. How do you know when a Finance Minister is lying? When he makes […]

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KZN’s amazing agricultural recovery, while poor rains delay plantings elsewhere

October 28, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

No need for panic yet, say farming experts. From Moneyweb. The farming sector in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is growing at a 12% clip thanks to good […]

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Soweto residents to take Eskom to court

October 23, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

To prevent township from ‘sliding further into lawlessness’ over electricity disconnections. From Moneyweb. Several hundred Soweto residents, led by the Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation […]

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The gold bulls are back

October 23, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Predicting dizzying prices in 2020 and beyond. From Moneyweb. The gold bulls are back, predicting a price of $1 700 an ounce and higher in […]

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Nuclear energy company’s not-so-secret plan to beat the courts

October 14, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

‘Unlawful’ recording does the rounds as over R2m is blown on legal fees. But with two court rulings against Necsa, why are board members hanging […]

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Eskom treads carefully with renewables

October 11, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

And plans to revert to long-term coal supply contracts to keep energy prices under control. From Moneyweb. Coal will remain an integral part of SA’s […]

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Zimbabwe lunges towards economic despair

October 10, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Inflation is running at 1 000% after reserve bank floods the country with money. From Moneyweb. In May this year Zimbabwe placed itself under the […]

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Former National Lotteries Commission executive heads to Labour Court

October 9, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Sershan Naidoo says he was questioning the use of Lottery funds. From Groundup. Sershan Naidoo, for many years the public face of the National Lotteries […]

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EOH subsidiary accused of sabotage and racketeering

October 3, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Raising questions about the group’s much-publicised campaign to clean house. From Moneyweb. JSE-listed technology group EOH has been accused of ignoring calls for an independent […]

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Class action lawsuit aims to shut down scam lenders

October 2, 2019 Ciaran Ryan 0

Thousands of loan applicants deceived into signing monthly debit orders for unrelated services. From Moneyweb. Stellenbosch University Law Clinic is bringing a class action suit […]

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